50 Quotes from The Shawshank Redemption Revealing Timeless Wisdom

1–10: Quotes About Hope and Perseverance

1. "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."
2. "Remember, Red, hope is a good thing."
3. "Get busy living or get busy dying."
4. "I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really."
5. "That's it! Step aside, this fucker's havin' hisself hisself a hissy fit!"
6. "Hope can drive a man insane."
7. "Every man has his breaking point."
8. "Some birds aren’t meant to be caged."
9. "It’s the excitement only a free man can feel."
10. "I find I’m so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head."

11–20: Quotes About Friendship and Loyalty

11. "I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged."
12. "There’s not a day goes by I don’t feel regret."
13. "I loved Andy Dufresne."
14. "Andy crawled to freedom through 500 yards of shit-smelling foulness I can't even imagine."
15. "That's it! I'm done! This is bullsht!"*
16. "That’s it! That’s f**in’ it!"*
17. "He strolled like a man in a park without a care or a worry in the world."
18. "He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn't normal around here."
19. "Andy never made a sound."
20. "Red, if you ever get out of here, do me a favor."

21–30: Quotes About Freedom and Redemption

21. "These walls are funny. First you hate them, then you get used to them."
22. "They send you here for life, and that's exactly what they take."
23. "The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry."
24. "I’m an institutional man now."
25. "That’s what prison life is. Routine."
26. "The funny thing is—on the outside, I was an honest man."
27. "Rehabilitated? Well, now let me see. You know, I don't have any idea what that means."
28. "That's just a made-up word."
29. "I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid."
30. "You can’t be so afraid of dying that you never live."

31–40: Quotes About Justice and Inner Strength

31. "Justice? You want justice? Go to a court of law."
32. "I believe in two things: discipline and the Bible."
33. "The world has a hard time accepting miracles."
34. "The Lord looks after fools and drunks."
35. "That's it! It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!"
36. "The system is broken, and everyone inside knows it."
37. "That’s what makes me sad. The helplessness."
38. "You either get busy living or get busy dying."
39. "Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free."
40. "Not a day goes by I don’t feel regret."

41–50: Quotes That Inspire Action and Reflection

41. "I guess I just miss my friend."
42. "Whatever mistakes I made, I've paid for them."
43. "You can’t stop what's coming."
44. "It's a terrible thing, to live in fear."
45. "A man feels more like a man when he's working outdoors."
46. "That's the beauty of music. They can't get that from you."
47. "Some things are best left unsaid."
48. "Salvation lies within."
49. "Zihuatanejo."
50. "I hope I can make it across the border. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope."